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Appendix J: Using the Debugger 1109J.1 Introduction 1110J.2 Breakpoints and the run, stop, cont and print Commands 1110J.3 The print and set Commands 1114J.4 Controlling Execution Using the step, step up and next Commands 1116J.5 The watch Command 1119J.6 The clear Command 1121J.7 Wrap-Up 1124